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Method and apparatus for defining location coordinates

  • US 6,606,554 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2001
  • Issued: 08/12/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for expressing a geographic location in a coordinate system, comprising:

  • determining a plurality of coordinates in a coordinate system associated with a geographic location, each of said plurality of coordinates having at least one associated attribute discernable from the respective coordinate;

    converting said plurality of coordinates into a respective plurality of strings of at least one character; and

    forming a single string of characters having a first portion and a second portion based on said plurality of strings of at least one character and at least one attribute associated with one of said plurality of coordinates, said first portion including at least one character indicative of said at least one attribute, and said second portion including at least one character indicative of said plurality of strings of at least one character, said single string being indicative of said plurality of coordinates in said coordinate system.

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